Ward was one of Disney's legendary "Nine Old Men" animators who created Jiminy Cricket, helped reshape Mickey's head to what it is most recoginized as, and also LOVED trains. This got Walt into them and was the basis for Walt's inclution of the old style trains at the Disney theme parks..

John Frankenheimer directed the classics The Manchurian Candidate and Birdman of Alcatraz amongst a myriad of other films over a period of six decades. More recently he helmed Ronin with Robert De Niro and Reindeer Games with Ben Affleck and Charlize Theron. He was to direct the prequel to The Exorcist, but dropped out weeks ago due to health conditions.

Celebrate his life this weekend by renting The Manchurian Candidate. A fantastic film with an outstanding performance by a young Angela Lansbury and the unlikely pairing of Frank Sinatra and Janet Leigh who also lend wonderful performances.